Retirees

Learn about last alarms, retirements, and promotions in the Honolulu Fire Department.

Identification Cards

Retirees who wish to obtain an identification card should call 723-7137 to make an appointment.

Should you have questions, please call the Occupational Safety and Health Office at 723-7120.

Last Alarms

Honorary Fire Fighter Ren Miyasaki, son of FF III Roy Miyasaki

  • Date of Passing: January 16, 2024
  • Celebration of Life Service
    • Visitation will begin at 1000 hours on April 6, 2024, at the Nuʻuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, which is located at 2233 Nuʻuanu Avenue. The service will begin at 1100 hours.

Fire Fighter III Phillip Neal

  • Date of Passing: February 13, 2024
  • Last Assignment: Engine 41, 3rd Platoon
  • Served: 32 years, 2 months
  • Memorial Service
    • A memorial service will be held at 1100 hours on March 24, 2024, at the Brighter Estate in Kamuela, Hawai‘i.

Fire Capt. Alvin Ebisuya

  • Date of Passing: February 15, 2024
  • Last Assignment: Engine 2, 2nd Platoon
  • Served: 28 years, 6 months
  • Private Service
    • A private service will be held.

Fire Capt. Richard Soo

  • Date of Passing: January 23, 2024
  • Last Assignment: Administrative Services Bureau
  • Served: 27 years 14 days
  • Memorial Service
    • A service will be held at 1100 hours on April 1, 2024, at the Mililani Memorial Park-Mauka Chapel, which is located on Mililani Memorial Park Road at Ka Uka Boulevard.

    • The burial will be held at 1400 hours on April 1, 2024, at the Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery, which is located at 529 18th Avenue.

Retirements

February 2024

Ping Chang, Data Processing Systems Analyst 3, Department of Information
26 years, 27 days

January 2024

Capt. Cris Bartolome, Support Services, FPB, CRO
25 years, 12 days

Capt. Leighson Tanaka, Battalion 2, Engine 5, 2nd Platoon
25 years, 12 days                               

Radio Tech I Mitchell Lee, P&D, Radio Shop
6 years, 11 months

December 2023
Battalion Chief Paul Fukuda, Battalion 5, 1st Platoon
31 years, 29 days

Battalion Chief John S. Pacheco Jr., Battalion 4, 3rd Platoon
33 years, 5 months, 29 days                                           

Capt. Cedric Bertelmann, Engine 39, 1st Platoon
27 years, 3 months, 13 days

Capt. Jonathan Darr, Battalion 1, HazMat 1, 1st Platoon
37 years, 3 months, 28 days

Capt. Darrell Hee, Battalion 4, HazMat 2, 1st Platoon
29 years, 10 months

Capt. Kory Kaneshiro, Battalion 5, Engine 14, 3rd Platoon
25 years, 6 months, 15 days

Capt. Terry Lee, Battalion 1, Engine 4, 3rd Platoon

25 years, 6 months, 15 days

Capt. Jason Mejia, Battalion 3, Engine 39, 2nd Platoon
26 years, 7 months, 26 days

Capt. Clifford Miller, Battalion 1, Rescue 2, 2nd Platoon
27 years, 10 months, 24 days

Capt. Jacob-John Rodrigues, Battalion 3, Engine 19, 2nd Platoon
28 years, 5 months, 28 days

Capt. Russell Wong, Support Services, TRB/ADM
27 years, 10 months, 24 days

Capt. David Yoshida, Battalion 2, Engine 2, 2nd Platoon
27 years, 3 months, 13 days

Fire Fighter II Ross Miyashiro, Battalion 1, HazMat 1, 1st Platoon

25 years, 6 months, 15 days

Fire Fighter II Conrad Nakamoto, Battalion 2, 3rd Platoon
33 years, 5 months, 29 days

Fire Fighter II Patrick Tosaki, P&D, FCC, D
27 years, 10 months, 24 days

Fire Fighter II Stanley Yanke, P&D, FCC, B
23 years, 6 months, 25 days

Fire Fighter I William Muse, Battalion 2, Engine 22, 2nd Platoon
25 years, 6 months, 15 days                                         

Departmental Radio Communications Coordinator Russell Kaneakua, P&D, Radio Shop
28 years, 10 months, 13 days

Promotions

Battalion Chief

Jean-Claude Bisch
LeRoy Malterre
Matthew Nakapuahi
Ricardo Yost

Fire Fighter Cancer Presumption FAQs

Common questions regarding Act 107 (House Bill [HB] 1778).

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Act 107 was known as the Hawaii Firefighter Cancer Presumptive Law. It was introduced as Senate Bill 2660 by State Senator Rosalyn Baker, and the companion House Bill 1778 was introduced by Representative Scott Saiki. Act 107 acknowledges the occupational hazards that are inherent with being a fire fighter and provides sufficient medical coverage so that appropriate and timely treatment would reduce the impact of cancer for the families of fire fighters. The first part of Section 2 of the Act, ”Medical care, services, and supplies for controverted (undecided) claims”, applies to all worker’s compensation (WC) claims and requires private health care plans to pay for medical care, services, and supplies, when a WC claim is submitted and is progressing through the process. Although Chapter 10, Title 12, Administrative Rules, specified if a WC claim was filed, the health care insurer was to provide coverage for treatment costs, insurers were not covering the medical costs and would direct the employee to go through WC. Many doctors would tell their patients they would need to find a physician who would accept WC claims. The second part of the Section 2, “Medical care, services, and supplies for firefighters suffering from cancer”, identifies the types of cancers that will be covered by WC and applies to fire fighters who have five or more years of service. If the claim is determined to be compensable, WC will reimburse the treatment costs paid by the private health care plan and the employee.

Yes, a retiree may file a WC claim if diagnosed with the type of cancer covered by Act 107.

There is a two-year limitation between the date of the initial diagnosis to the date the WC claim is filed. For assistance, please contact the HFD Occupational Safety and Health Office at 723-7120 or -723-7137.

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0088/HRS_0088-0021.htm

This definition is in HRS 88-21 “Retirement for Public Officers and Employees.”

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0587D/HRS_0587D-0001.htm

This definition is in HRS 587D “Safe Haven for Newborns.”